We always hear that educating for sustainability (EfS) is about the environment, the economy, and social justice. That’s why I get discouraged when schools emphasize recycling or energy conservation while ignoring equity issues — like the fact that students of color...

The bell rings, and thirty-three 9th-graders in a high-poverty urban high school slump into their seats. Time for biology class. Some lay their heads down, some are agitated, some talk with their friends–but not about DNA, this week’s focus from the Next...

Science educators across the country are rolling out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and equity is top on their minds. The teachers and administrators we work with ask us one thing: How can we make these standards relevant in ways that engage...

This post continues our #NewTeacherVoices series featuring pre-service teachers. Today’s guest blogger is Clamentia Hall Jr. He is a double major in elementary education and language arts in elementary education. Along with being an advocate for democratic...

This post continues our #NewTeacherVoices series featuring pre-service teachers. Today’s guest blogger is Chandler Lach, a junior at Eastern Michigan University studying Secondary Education English and TESOL. There are a number of factors that are contributing...

Educators are hearing a lot about “grit” and the need to help kids persevere toward long-term goals. We’re told we need to deliver lessons about how successful people got there by keepin’ at it. But is grit the new bootstrap? And can an individualistic focus on grit...